This content is machine translated Glioblastoma and brain metastases Immune system can be harnessed A study at the ESMO Symposium in Geneva shows: Brain metastases have dense concentrations of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, i.e., an immune-active environment. Second, both primary and secondary brain carcinomas cause high…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 6th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Nephrology What does the zebrafish do better than us? In the course of the 6th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Nephrology (DGfN) in Berlin, a press conference was held to discuss the extent to which modern dialysis…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Clarification from head to toe The sports medical examination Similar to doping, but in a much more positive sense, sports physical examination (SPU) is a specialty of sports medicine. Often, sports clubs or federations require an SPU before athletes…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cholesterol Management Impressive results of PCSK9 inhibitors Cholesterol management was the subject of discussion at the Prevention Summit at the University Hospital Zurich. The new lipid guidelines from the AHA/ACC are generating a lot of criticism. This…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Brain stroke care in Switzerland Where are we today? After the medical efficacy of thrombolysis was scientifically proven, great efforts were made in the USA, Canada, Australia and most European countries to improve the infrastructure for the earliest possible,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Skin Cancer Congress Research projects with exciting implications The 24th German Skin Cancer Congress took place in Frankfurt am Main from September 11-13, 2014. In the following, some interesting casuistics, cohort, retro- and prospective studies from different German…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Interventions in angiology Beyond the horizon it goes on… Catheter-based therapy for vascular disease has changed significantly in recent years. Rapid technical progress and greater clinical experience now allow recanalization of even severely calcified and long-stretch arterial occlusions. A…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Update Oncology at Medidays Cancer screening, lymphoma and multiple myeloma As part of Medidays, the week-long internal medicine training program of the University Hospital Zurich (USZ), one afternoon was also devoted to various oncology topics. In multiple myeloma and diffuse…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Follow-up after heart surgery and intervention Which valve needs to be anticoagulated and how? There is clear evidence for oral anticoagulation in mechanical valves. However, individual adjustments of the target INR are sometimes necessary. Moreover, additional platelet inhibition to OAK is becoming routine. The…
View Post 9 min Atopic dermatitis Pruritus and relation to barrier function Chronic pruritus (> 6 weeks of duration) is one of the most frequent skin complaints and occurs in a broad variety of diseases including dermatological, systemic, neurological, psychosomatic/psychiatric and gynaecological…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Oncological rehabilitation in Switzerland Treatment focus and perspectives Oncological rehabilitation is a specialized form of rehabilitation that is becoming established in the Swiss health care system. It offers patients with tumor diseases the chance to better overcome cancer…
